WHO ARE YOU AND WHERE ARE YOU GOING

The first weed scientists were under great pressure to solve weed prob lems and when the magic of chemical technology appeared they seized it to replace-human and animal energy for weeding. Today, weed scientist s are striving for a reasonable accommodation between a productive and protected environment. Many weed scientists now believe that manageme nt, not control, should dominate weed science. Full integration of wee d science into future agricultural systems requires that its practitio ners make the quality and quantity of food produced equivalent goals.